Pacific Waves for Tuesday 17 June 2025

6:04 AM.Celebrated Samoan designer tragically shot in protest; Three Pacific nations considered for US travel ban list; UN oceans conference in France ends; A conversation with rising star and counter-tenor… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.Renowned Samoan fashion designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, best known as Afa Ah Loo was fatally shot at a "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Audio

6:02 AM.In the United States the Trump administration is considering adding 36 additional countries to its travel ban list - including three from the Pacific. Audio

6:01 AM.Pacific leaders were hoping for a bigger focus on climate change at the United Nations Ocean conference which finished on Friday in Nice, France. Audio

6:00 AM.Teenage counter-tenor Samuel Mataele is a rising star praised by judges at this year's Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition for his Baroque style and phrasing. Audio